History

Herodotus proven right again award https://t.co/CzjMJgk5PI

— Cimmerian Pervert (@cimmerian_v) February 18, 2026

 

An Insight

Someone once explained to me, "In our society, the buyer hands over the cash and the seller says, 'Thank you.' Then the seller hands over the good and the buyer says, 'Thank you.' This is very rare in history. For millennia, someone has felt screwed." https://t.co/Q4hijW4m2G

— Jay Nordlinger (@jaynordlinger) February 19, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

275 years apart, the 4,500-year-old cypress tree, the oldest in China, on a painting by Emperor Qianglong of Qing Dynasty, and by a modern camera.

[📍 Dengfeng city, Central China's Henan province] pic.twitter.com/JzLxmKz7LJ

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) February 17, 2026

 

Offbeat Humor

ICE needs to hire more gays immediately. They are the only ones that can defeat the white Karens. https://t.co/jeQxNLC2S7

— BLAIRE WHITE (@BlaireWhite) February 16, 2026

 

Data Talks

I was today years old when I learned that the UK's numbering system for A and B-Roads is based on zones and is not random.

(Explains why the two major ones near me are the A2 and A20).

Map credit: Roads [dot] org [dot] uk

More about how the zones work:… pic.twitter.com/IOs8K01XVt

— Brilliant Maps (@BrilliantMaps) February 19, 2026

 

The White Room, 1924 by Marius Borgeaud

The White Room, 1924 by Marius Borgeaud (Switzerland, 1861-1924)

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History

Stamped roof tile from Roman Chester (Deva) with the stamp of the Twentieth Legion who were based there. The tile is part of the collections at the Grosvenor Museum in Chester. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday #RomanBritain #Chester pic.twitter.com/NlPSC5mUCZ

— Kevin Wilbraham (@KPW1453) February 17, 2026

 

An Insight

As I have argued since 2023, the decline of socialising and rise in singles are the canaries in the coal mine,

Studies which use 'completed fertility' about women in their 40s may have low predictive power for younger generations with totally different lifestyles..... https://t.co/xgKgCdQGFI

— Alice Evans (@_alice_evans) February 18, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

The impossible architecture of these bird nests

pic.twitter.com/12sNPIdowb

— Science girl (@sciencegirl) February 17, 2026

 

Offbeat Humor

English can be confusingpic.twitter.com/HYR5KTefKR

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) February 16, 2026